Olivia watches his face carefully, trying to read his reaction, but she glances away at the question, so quickly it's almost a flinch. God, she doesn't want to be the one telling him this.

"A sniper shot you at the courthouse, and then a woman called Sharon Carter - you were... together, but she was under mind control at the time, and..." She takes a breath, knowing this next revelation is going to be bad. "It all leads back to HYDRA and Red Skull. According to this, they still exist."